Pixel Joint News

Pixel Art Challenge: Coloured Creatures

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:11:00 PST

Pick one of Arachne's linearts shown in the challenge thread and colour it (don't forget, colouring also means texture/shading etc... too!). Also, make sure you give your newly coloured creature a background.

Links to challenge lineart - [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Canvas Size - Maintain the original canvas size. You may flip/rotate the canvas 90° if you like.
Colours - Unrestricted.
Transparency - No.
Animation - No.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Movember 'Stache

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:02:16 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Movember 'Stache.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Zombeh Love

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:01:45 PST

The Zombeh Love pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Zombie girl by vierbit

Will you...........? by Free Camera

Whooops! (PARTY HARD!) by Vital

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Zombeh Love forum thread for more information.

8-Bit Low-Res Make-Up Costume

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:05:02 PST

A little late for Halloween, but a terrific idea for next year.

Check it.

Dwarf Fortress - Now in Iso!

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:32:13 PST

The roguelike Dwarf Fortress has been given a pixel make-over in the form of Stonesense, a third-party visualiser for the game which is currently in its third alpha release. Stonesense takes the original ASCII-based graphics and converts them into isometric visuals.

The open source mod is being developed by "Jonask" and "Solifuge" with graphics currently being created by members of the Dwarf Fortress community. Check out the official thread here.

Also, head over to TIGSource for more info, a screenshot and a video of Stonesense in action.

Pixel Art Challenge: Movember 'Stache

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:44 PST

The month of Movember is now upon us, therefore we want you to make a portrait of an original character with a moustache (no real life people or existing characters).

Your character does not have to be male (or human!); you may decide to create a moustachioed miss or even a martian monster with a monstrous martian moustache if you so wish.

Canvas Size - Max 100 x 100.
Colours - Max 16.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Zombeh Love

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:42 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Zombeh Love.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Windows Se7en

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:41 PST

The Windows Se7en pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Wrath Be My Name by DawnBringer

Gluttony-Money to Burn by SHANN0N

Mr Creosote - Weekly Challenge by Jinn

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Windows Se7en forum thread for more information.

TIGSource's Assemblee Competition

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:04:46 PST

TIGSource's Assemblee is a two-part game making competition: The first part (which is running now, through November 28th) is a call for artists and musicians to create assets: tiles, characters, UI elements, fonts, sound effects, whatever. These go into a large communal pool, which will be used freely, mix and match style by programmers and designers to make games, come the second part - all the art used for these games come out of that pool. You can submit whatever you like, so long as it's made for the competition.

Pixel Art Challenge: Zombeh Love

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:30:33 PST

Challenge winner (:3) challenges you to use the photograph template below to pixel a scene where zombie(s) are friendly and not menacing. For example, a Polaroid picture of a person and a zombie playing football or video games together.

Canvas size - Use Template:

Colours - Unrestricted.
Animation - No.
Transparency - No.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Windows Se7en

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:29:10 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Windows Se7en.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Silly Walk Cycle

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:05:51 PST

The Silly Walk Cycle pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Do the Egg Walk! by big brother

Dainty Long-Legs by epoxy

Silly walk by Lollige

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Silly Walk Cycle forum thread for more information.

Pixel Art Challenge: Windows Se7en

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:01:05 PST

Create an image representing one of the seven deadly sins using the Windows 7 Paint default palette provided below.

The seven deadly sins are:

Lust (try to keep it appropriate!)
Gluttony
Greed
Sloth
Wrath
Envy
Pride

Canvas Size - Max 200 x 150. Either horizontal or vertical.
Colours - Max 20. Use only colours from the Windows 7 Paint default palette:

Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Challenge Voting: Silly Walk Cycle

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:01:03 PST

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Silly Walk Cycle.

VOTE NOW!

Challenge Awards: Obliqueworld

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:01:01 PST

The Obliqueworld pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Toc Through the Blue Gate by Kaiseto

A.G.E.C (Animal God Eat Cake) by Victor Rojo

Krush World by ui_

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Obliqueworld forum thread for more information.